Mother Opens Up About Daughter's Cold Case Murder In Constantine

Michael Arney Reporting

A close family friend is facing a perjury charge in the 2007 cold case murder of 11-year-old Jodi Parrack of Constantine. Raymond McCann was arrested by Michigan State Police on Friday, with investigators alleging he lied about how the girl's DNA wound up in his pickup truck. Jo Gilson is the girl's mother and wants the case solved.

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Gilson has known the McCann family for years. Raymond McCann's sister-in-law, Julie McCann, joined Gilson to speak to reporters in Constantine on Thursday and said the arrest was a shock.

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Both women are convinced McCann had something to do with the girl's murder. He is due back in court on May 1.